Saudi to help Malaysia fight pandemic


Close ties: Hishammuddin meeting Crown Prince Mohammad in this file photo from Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Abdulaziz Al-Saud has ordered the King Salman Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Action (KSrelief) to quickly send assistance in the form of medical equipment and other necessary items to help Malaysia combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the matter was conveyed to him when he was in contact with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

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